Chapter Twenty-Four: Calm and Relax
Although there is no singing and dancing in the General's Mansion, it looks quiet and leisurely.
Most of the mansions of the famous families of the Great Calendar Heikyo have separate courtyards as banquet halls.
The lintel of the courtyard where guests are received in the General's Mansion has the word Yonghe written on it, and it is in the west cross courtyard of the second courtyard. The courtyard is not big, there are the main hall east and west ear rooms, and the east and west wing rooms.
The crape myrtle flowers in the courtyard are in full bloom, and the moon season in full bloom at the four corners is faintly fragrant. A few bamboos are green and straight, adding a bit of depth to the courtyard.
King Ning was calm and relaxed, and Lord Moli seemed to have nothing happened, leisurely and calmly, staying quietly in the general's mansion.
The other adults were also at ease, playing games under the porch, chatting, and meditating, as if nothing had anything to do with them.
It was the first time in these days that Lord Moli had been so close to King Ning like that.
For a time, he changed his previous view of King Ning. thinks that King Ning is a person who dilutes peace and will not do anything out of the ordinary at all. It is even more unlikely that he was the kidnapper of the crown prince.
King Ning in front of him was quiet, and his whole body was affinity. It is said that King Ning also guarded the border passes like the current Zhenbei generals, and repeatedly performed miraculous feats.
Now I can't see a trace of his military style at all. Perhaps the claims that he rode his horse to conquer the border passes are just legends. Even if you stand in front of the eaves with him and watch the rain, you can feel the gentlemanly bearing of the world's independence.
King Ning chatted with the other adults, and his tone was also gentle and generous, showing praise and smiles from time to time.
Sometimes King Ning, who looked at the brocade clothes from a distance through the window lattice, would sigh secretly. King Ruoning is the king of the Great Calendar, so he should also be a Ming monarch.
Maybe it's all an illusion. Who wants to be anxious and panicked at this time.
Who is related to the theft of the Longquan sword? The talisman hidden in the Longquan Sword was useless to any of them, except King Ning. Could it be that this bureau is set up for King Ning?
And so it went on for two days. The group of people in the courtyard were safe, except for food and living, they did not receive much attention from Ning Wangfu.
With nothing to do, Mo Li was invited by King Ning to play.
For the first time, the two discovered that the other was a master.
"The pavilion master's chess style is magnificent, and it looks like reprimanding the eight extremes." King Ning praised.
"The prince praises falsely." Mo Li stared at the chess game.
"I rarely praise people's chess games, I have to play against adults today, and I hate to see each other late."
"I'm ashamed, the lower official class got an axe." Mo Li's words are humble, and they are a little rejected.
When playing chess, Mo Li could feel King Ning's gentle kindness. His style of chess is atmospheric and unsharp, and he doesn't seem to have any desire to win. But Moli still didn't dare to relax. He must abide by the prudence and duty of his subordinates.
Because the world is unpredictable.
Just last night, someone in the general's mansion in Zhenbei dared to make a move with the general. It is really bold to dare to do it in the General's Mansion at such a time. At this time, I am afraid that the inside and outside of the General's Mansion are already as tight as iron buckets.
is only the general of Zhenbei, he is the general of Dingbang in the northwest territory of the Great Calendar. His prestige terrified the generals of his northwestern neighbors. Not only is Tao slightly outstanding, but the martial arts ranking is definitely one of the few in the calendar.
The people invited by his house are all big names in the capital.
There is Prince Ning in the mansion, and Prince Ning's skills have not been known for a long time, but the guards around him are all comparable to the masters of the Great Interior.
The book ordered Lord Li. Master Li looks like a civil official, but in fact he is still a secret guard of the palace, and he must not just be a weak person.
The richest man in the capital, the boss of Qin, the son of Nanhou Mansion. Boss Qin's identity back then was not a businessman, he was once the young head of the Southern Border Mountain. Nanhou Mansion was established with martial arts, and Nan Shizi was proficient in martial arts and knew Qimen mathematics.
Plum Blossom Pavilion Lord Moli Adult. There is also the Lord Zhonglang, the head catcher of the six doors.
It's just these few people, I'm afraid no one dares to covet them in the capital.
When they gathered, someone dared to assassinate General Zhenbei.
Unexpectedly, the murderer was not caught.
Everyone knew that the general was going home to rest, but no one knew that he had suffered an old injury.
Even if he had an old injury, he still had the deputy general Yang Shen and several guards by his side.
This murderer came very strangely. It's also strange to escape. I'm afraid that the periphery of the General's Mansion at this time has been surrounded like an iron bucket.
Lord Chaya, the head catcher of the right head of the six gates, the person of the Imperial City Division, how can he let a murderer slip away under his nose?
Is the murderer really one of them? Or their guards or their servants?
Anyway, they were all left behind, in the courtyard of the feast.
The courtyard was peaceful, with the occasional guard walking by. At first, everyone stayed quietly in their rooms, and they were somewhat dazed.
Fang Cai was still staggered, talking very happily, and after a while, they met each other, and everyone was in danger.
Everyone is suspected of assassinating the general.
Mo Li lay on the bed, his mind recounting the scenes of the evening feast, and he couldn't be sure that no one around him had ever left the courtyard.
Because he hasn't been with anyone all the time, that is, no one can be sure that he hasn't been out of the courtyard.
Soon, the soldiers of the Zhenbei General's Mansion came to search the rooms and courtyards of the small courtyard.
Lady Mori got out of bed and stood in front of the window. He stood with his arms crossed, his cloak on a hanger, and his thin clothes could not hide anything.
A soldier who looked like a soldier stepped forward and saluted, "Offended, my lord." ”
Mo Li only nodded, and raised his arms flat, letting them check. He definitely didn't have the so-called Longquan Sword, he didn't even know what the sword looked like.
However, he had a short sword on his body, darts in his sleeve, and poison in his waist.
Wu Chang was stunned for a moment when he touched something, and then slid his hand away. Soon bowed down and left with the group.
The soldiers outside are still busy, and they want to come to other adults in the same situation as him.
When the soldiers dispersed, Mo Li lay down on the bed again. He wanted to go out to find out, but the general's mansion ordered that no one should leave this small courtyard called Yonghe.
I want to talk to someone, but among these people, he doesn't know anyone he is particularly familiar with, including Lord Fang, the chief catcher of the six doors, and they just have some intersection on a business trip.
He thought about it carefully, and it turned out that these people were not so familiar with each other. It's all an ordinary business relationship. It seems to be an unintentional move by Zhenbei General Lin Xiao, which is somewhat strange.
All of them don't know each other, so there's no way to discuss countermeasures together anytime soon, because they don't trust each other. They also don't want to be close to each other, and they don't want to be infamous as complicit if the murderer is among them.
General Zhenbei will not show up at other times except for three meals a day to accompany King Ning. And no one bothered them anymore.
In this way, there were only seven or eight guests in the courtyard.
The weather outside was fine and the shadows of the trees were swaying.
In the warm sunlight, Lord Moli leisurely looked at a few spotted finches parked on the rockery, and when he turned around, he saw the angular side face of King Ning outside the wing of the main hall, and his eyes seemed to be full of tender light, and he was looking back at the window lattice of his bedroom.
With such a look, could it be that King Ning brought his female dependents over? Mo Li looked sideways and hurriedly turned his head. There should be no female dependents, and no one brings female dependents to the banquet in the General's Palace. They were all servants and guards.